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1 Corinthians 11:24

What does 1 Corinthians 11:24 mean?

A plain-English look at 1 Corinthians 11:24 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

What 1 Corinthians 11:24 means

Paul recounts that Jesus gave thanks, broke the bread, and said, “This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me.” The broken bread signifies Christ’s body given for His people. The Supper is a memorial commanded by Christ, a tangible remembrance that fixes hearts on His sacrificial death. “For you” personalizes the gift; it is substitutionary love. In taking the bread, believers participate in a Christ-ordained act that points back to the cross and nourishes faith. The focus is not on self or status, but on the Lord who gave Himself for sinners.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

and when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, This is my body, which is for you: this do in remembrance of me.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

and when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, This is my body, which is for you: this do in remembrance of me.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And when it had been broken with an act of praise, he said, This is my body which is for you: do this in memory of me.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and having given thanks, he brake, and said, `Take ye, eat ye, this is my body, that for you is being broken; this do ye--to the remembrance of me.'

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And giving thanks, broke and said: Take ye and eat: This is my body, which shall be delivered for you. This do for the commemoration of me.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

and having given thanks broke [it], and said, This is my body, which [is] for you: this do in remembrance of me.

Context

Continuing the institution, this verse centers the meaning of the bread. It connects directly to the cross, which the Supper remembers. The next verse (25) will parallel this with the cup and the new covenant in Christ’s blood. Together, these words from the Lord Jesus define the Supper’s content and purpose. Verse 26 will then show that every observance proclaims His death and carries an eschatological horizon—“till he come.”

v.23For I received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, that the Lord Jesus in the night in which he was betrayed took bread;

v.24This passage

v.25In like manner also the cup, after supper, saying, This cup is the new covenant in my blood: this do, as often as ye drink it, in remembrance of me.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Isaiah 25:6

    And in this mountain will Jehovah of hosts make unto all peoples a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined.

  • 1 Corinthians 10:3

    and did all eat the same spiritual food;

  • Isaiah 26:8

    Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O Jehovah, have we waited for thee; to thy name, even to thy memorial name, is the desire of our soul.

  • Psalms 22:29

    All the fat ones of the earth shall eat and worship: All they that go down to the dust shall bow before him, Even he that cannot keep his soul alive.

  • Exodus 12:14

    And this day shall be unto you for a memorial, and ye shall keep it a feast to Jehovah: throughout your generations ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever.

  • Song of Solomon 5:1

    I am come into my garden, my sister, my bride: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, O friends; Drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved.

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